Waste-to-energy challenges remain despite popularity
An example of a waste-to-energy plant. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK The waste-to-energy trend gaining momentum in South Africa is spreading throughout the continent and developing countries around the globe....
View ArticleNew waste-to-energy facility proposed for Drakenstein
Wellington in the Western Cape. Picture: File photo. The Drakenstein Municipality in the Western Cape currently has a big waste management problem – they are running out of landfill air space. To help...
View ArticleWaste-to-energy plant wins at SAICE Awards
New Horizons waste-to-energy plant in the Western Cape. Picture: Jenni Evans A Western Cape based waste-to-energy plant was recognised as one of the best civil engineering projects for 2016 in the...
View ArticleAnaerobic digestion technology turns plastic waste into energy
A system using anaerobic digestion to turn plastic into energy is being developed. Picture: Sustainable Initiatives Fund Trust. Waste-to-energy facilities are fast gaining momentum in South Africa with...
View ArticleWaste-to-energy is way forward for SA’s waste sector
Leaders in the South African waste management industry have their sights set on expanding the country’s waste-to-energy potential. Exploring this has two significant benefits. Firstly, it provides an...
View ArticleWaste-to-Energy programmes key in the sustainable circular economy
‘Advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) programmes offer municipalities and their communities’ new opportunities to create value from often overlooked sources’ The business case for transforming waste to...
View ArticleWaste-to-energy: Fuel from Africa’s landfills
Cape Town’s six million residents produce tons of landfill, but Clean Energy Africa lets nothing go to waste by using the trash to create valuable fuels. Source: CNN
View ArticleKnow where your waste goes: Highlighting the waste hierarchy
Department of Environmental Affairs, Waste Management Hierarchy, 2017 Each piece of waste has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way which is why there is no single suitable waste...
View ArticleMeet Jan Palm, IWMSA President fighting the war on waste
Jan Palm, President of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) President of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), Jan Palm is a Civil Engineer by training,...
View ArticleWaste-to-energy initiative launched at N1 City Mall in Cape Town
With the City of Cape Town working to ban wet waste from its landfills from 2022 many organisations are already implementing solutions to tackle the problem of organic waste. One example is Growthpoint...
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